A Human Resource Perspective of the Impact of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in India Karthikeyan P.1,*, Murali P.M.2, Ramanigopal C. S.3 1Research Scholar, Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India 2Associate Professor, Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India 3President, Salem Productivity Council, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India *Author correspondence: P. Karthikeyan, Research Scholar, Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Deemed to be University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: karthikeyanpvp@avit.ac.in
Online published on 10 December, 2021. Abstract The status quo of the construction sector is one of the parameters through which a country's growth can be gauged. In India, construction sector is the second largest industry. It gives employment for a sizable population with its different activities. This industry mainly depends on the human resources for its activities. The workers can be categorized as either skilled or unskilled. Most workers in construction sector are under the unskilled category and their livelihood depends on the daily earnings and most who fall under this category are migrant workers. The migrant workers move from their native place to the construction location thus travelling hundreds or even thousands of kilometres for earning a living. In the current scenario, modern world is facing an unprecedented situation due to the novel coronavirus, the construction sector and its human resources are deeply affected. This study explores the impact of the novel corona virus on the construction sector human work force in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. Top Keywords Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Contractors, Construction industry, Human Resource, Migrant Workers, Lockdown. Top |